Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-11-15 | Page 11 | Granite Meets Jordan in District Gridiron Championship Tussle

Granite Meets Jordan JordanIn In District Gridiron Championship Tussle Farmers s Favored in ii Twenty second Annual l Clash Saturday Sat Sat- urda oil Granite Field Jordan J Can CanTie Tie Tic for Crown by Victory By WENDELL VENDELL ASHTON The oldest traditional game in Utah high school football football foot soot ball history will fill make its 1932 appearance appearance- e Saturday wh when n Granite high battles Jordan in twenty second annual meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing of the two schools The contest bearing vitally upon the district championship outcome has been set for the field fl ld Saturday Sat beginning nning at 2 p. p m. m I The Farmers have held the thc edge inthe Inthe Inthe in the historic struggles struggles' of the past but all of the games with the exception of one have been closely contested That lopsided fray was vas in 1916 when Granite crushed the 34 to 2 The Farmers have scored 12 victories vic vie tories over the Sandy crew while the latter laller has tamed Granite six times Three of or the contests wound up in scoreless tics ties Jordan has has' never defeated Granite by more than a two two touchdown touchdown margin mar mar- gin while the latter laller has beat Jordan by more than three touchdowns only the once l- l FARMERS CAN TITLE As has been the case ease for the thc past few years the contest carries with it a championship significance A victory for lor th the Farmers would give them the undisputed district title which Jordan held last year Jordan with a loss to Davis last week must win to gain cain a tie tic for forthe the league ban ban- ner ncr Granite which hasn't been defeated defeat defeat- cd ed by the Beets since 1924 when the latter won b by one point is a slight favorite to romp off with this years year's laurels The Farmers hold the advantage advantage ad ad- vantage in experience and have a amore amore amore I more impressive record for this year However if the wiry little Ellis Bennion of Jordan plays Saturday the ball game will be no bowl of pudding for the An injured injured in in- leg kept him on the thc sidelines at Kaysville and Jordans Jordan's offense suffered suffered suf suf- accordingly Bennion is a fine broken field runner being a constant threat in nil all of his games carnes this year Newell Call of East another little fellow fellow fel fel- low demonstrated that midgets can puncture Granites Granite's line and Bennion's Ben Ecu nion's addition will mean a big threat Both Granite Granit and Jordan have two veteran backs around whom the play is directed Granites Granite's big gun is Wally Morse a vicious good kicker kick kick- er and passer Jordans Jordan's powerhouse is Harold Hansen equally as versatile versatile versa versa- tile as Morse The battle between these two backs should be an an entertaining enter taming affair in itself GRANITES GRANITE'S LINE STRONG Granite holds the edge on the line with such boys as Wright Granen Gi Bunker and Miller performing On the other hand Jordan Jordan Jor Jor- dan has an outstanding little fellow on the line in Japanese gurd Granite and Jordan Jorda have exhibited varied attacks all season and the game Saturday should develop new ne' new thrills Past Jordan Granite scores 1910 Granite I 11 Jordan I 1 1911 1911 1 g n 0 Jordan g S I 1912 Granite 1912 Granite 21 21 Jordan 1 l 1913 1913 g g t U 18 Jordan 1 1914 Granite 1914 Granite 6 Jordan 6 ln 1915 1915 Granite m g 0 Jordan g t C 1916 1916 Granite 34 Jordan I 1917 1917 Granite 0 Jordan 1 U I 1918 No 1938 U No game came g w. w war wor r 1919 Gr 1019 1919 Granite 0 Jordan Jordn IC 11 1920 1920 Granite 0 Jordan I t 1921 Granite 1921 Granite 13 12 Jordan Jardan H 14 gug 1922 1922 Granite 18 Jordan 1 I 1 1923 1923 23 Granite e. e 8 Jordan C 1924 1924 Granite 5 Jordan I E 1192 1925 1925 Granite 0 Jordan C 1926 1926 Granite 14 Jordan 1927 1927 1921 Granite 20 Jordan C 1928 1923 Granite 18 18 Jordan I E 1929 1929 Granite 14 14 Jordan C 1930 1930 Granite 0 Jordan c C 1931 1931 Granite 23 Jordan 1 1